صلعمي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of صَلْعَم (ṣalʕam) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy). From صَلْعَم (ṣalʕam, but rarely so pronounced), an acronym or alteration of صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (ṣallā l-lahu ʕalayhi wasallama, “May Allah bless him and grant him peace”), a religious eulogy that typically follows the mentioning of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, with the acronym turning into a derogatory denomination of Muhammad himself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤal.ʕa.mijj/

Noun

صَلْعَمِيّ • (ṣalʕamiyy) m (plural صَلاعِمة (ṣalāʕima), feminine صَلْعَمِيَّة (ṣalʕamiyya))

1. (slang, religious slur) a mudslime, a muzzie, a Mahometist (a Muslim)

   Synonym: شارِب بَوْل بَعِير (šārib bawl baʕīr, “drinker of camel piss”)

Usage notes

The word is part of the slang of Arabic-speaking non-Muslims, and in particular non-theists, who have formed quite numerous and very active internet communities (particularly since the Arab Spring and ISIS). Muhammad is oftentimes called صَلْعَم (ṣalʕam) by such groups to avoid the positive significations of his name, which is the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada), thus meaning (“the Blessed”, “the Praised”).

Declension

Declension of noun صَلْعَمِيّ (ṣalʕamiyy)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَلْعَمِي ṣalʕamī	الصَّلْعَمِي aṣ-ṣalʕamī	صَلْعَمِي ṣalʕamī	صَلْعَمِيَّة ṣalʕamiyya	الصَّلْعَمِيَّة aṣ-ṣalʕamiyya	صَلْعَمِيَّة ṣalʕamiyyat
Nominative	صَلْعَمِيٌّ ṣalʕamiyyun	الصَّلْعَمِيُّ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyu	صَلْعَمِيُّ ṣalʕamiyyu	صَلْعَمِيَّةٌ ṣalʕamiyyatun	الصَّلْعَمِيَّةُ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyatu	صَلْعَمِيَّةُ ṣalʕamiyyatu
Accusative	صَلْعَمِيًّا ṣalʕamiyyan	الصَّلْعَمِيَّ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyya	صَلْعَمِيَّ ṣalʕamiyya	صَلْعَمِيَّةً ṣalʕamiyyatan	الصَّلْعَمِيَّةَ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyata	صَلْعَمِيَّةَ ṣalʕamiyyata
Genitive	صَلْعَمِيٍّ ṣalʕamiyyin	الصَّلْعَمِيِّ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyi	صَلْعَمِيِّ ṣalʕamiyyi	صَلْعَمِيَّةٍ ṣalʕamiyyatin	الصَّلْعَمِيَّةِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyati	صَلْعَمِيَّةِ ṣalʕamiyyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَلْعَمِيَّيْن ṣalʕamiyyayn	الصَّلْعَمِيَّيْن aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyayn	صَلْعَمِيَّيْ ṣalʕamiyyay	صَلْعَمِيَّتَيْن ṣalʕamiyyatayn	الصَّلْعَمِيَّتَيْن aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyatayn	صَلْعَمِيَّتَيْ ṣalʕamiyyatay
Nominative	صَلْعَمِيَّانِ ṣalʕamiyyāni	الصَّلْعَمِيَّانِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyāni	صَلْعَمِيَّا ṣalʕamiyyā	صَلْعَمِيَّتَانِ ṣalʕamiyyatāni	الصَّلْعَمِيَّتَانِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyatāni	صَلْعَمِيَّتَا ṣalʕamiyyatā
Accusative	صَلْعَمِيَّيْنِ ṣalʕamiyyayni	الصَّلْعَمِيَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyayni	صَلْعَمِيَّيْ ṣalʕamiyyay	صَلْعَمِيَّتَيْنِ ṣalʕamiyyatayni	الصَّلْعَمِيَّتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyatayni	صَلْعَمِيَّتَيْ ṣalʕamiyyatay
Genitive	صَلْعَمِيَّيْنِ ṣalʕamiyyayni	الصَّلْعَمِيَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyayni	صَلْعَمِيَّيْ ṣalʕamiyyay	صَلْعَمِيَّتَيْنِ ṣalʕamiyyatayni	الصَّلْعَمِيَّتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyatayni	صَلْعَمِيَّتَيْ ṣalʕamiyyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَلاعِمة ṣalāʕima	الصَّلاعِمة aṣ-ṣalāʕima	صَلاعِمة ṣalāʕimat	صَلْعَمِيَّات ṣalʕamiyyāt	الصَّلْعَمِيَّات aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyāt	صَلْعَمِيَّات ṣalʕamiyyāt
Nominative	صَلاعِمةٌ ṣalāʕimatun	الصَّلاعِمةُ aṣ-ṣalāʕimatu	صَلاعِمةُ ṣalāʕimatu	صَلْعَمِيَّاتٌ ṣalʕamiyyātun	الصَّلْعَمِيَّاتُ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyātu	صَلْعَمِيَّاتُ ṣalʕamiyyātu
Accusative	صَلاعِمةً ṣalāʕimatan	الصَّلاعِمةَ aṣ-ṣalāʕimata	صَلاعِمةَ ṣalāʕimata	صَلْعَمِيَّاتٍ ṣalʕamiyyātin	الصَّلْعَمِيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyāti	صَلْعَمِيَّاتِ ṣalʕamiyyāti
Genitive	صَلاعِمةٍ ṣalāʕimatin	الصَّلاعِمةِ aṣ-ṣalāʕimati	صَلاعِمةِ ṣalāʕimati	صَلْعَمِيَّاتٍ ṣalʕamiyyātin	الصَّلْعَمِيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣalʕamiyyāti	صَلْعَمِيَّاتِ ṣalʕamiyyāti